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5.

USING FONTS 

5.1.

Introduction 

A font is a collection of characters that have common characteristics, such as size, style and typeface, and which 
ranges over a given set of symbols. For example, 12 point Tennessee Bold in the Roman-8 symbol set is a 
typical HL Series font. Different sorts of fonts are used to create various typographic effects. Traditionally, large 
point size 

sans serif

 typeface fonts, like Helsinki and 

Utah 

are used for document headlines while smaller fonts 

with 

serif

 typefaces, like Tennessee and Portugal are used for body text. In LaserJet mode you can have access 

to a large range of fonts that are already built in to the printer's ROM, plus the facility for downloading more 
fonts from a personal computer or plugging in font cards/cartridges or the storage device. When you select a 
font for printing you will specify a number of characteristics which identify the font you require. The laser / ink 
printer does its best to print using the font you specified, but if amongst all its available fonts it does not have 
the exact one that you specified, it will compromise and give you what it regards as the closest available font. 
Sometimes the results will not be what you expected and you should exercise care in selecting fonts for printing. 
In most instances the selection of a font will be handled automatically from your word processing software or 
other applications package. In these cases you need only ensure that the correct font is available (that is, as a 
standard font in the ROM, on cartridge/card or downloaded) and the application will do the rest. You do not 
need to concern yourself with sending any escape sequences. 
As well as using software commands you can also select fonts using the printer's control panel. Consult the 
printer User Guide for details. 

5.1.1.

Font types 

There are two types of fonts supported by the HL Series printers in LaserJet mode - bitmap fonts and scalable 
fonts. 

5.1.2.

Bitmap fonts 

The characters which make up a bitmap font are raster bit images of the relevant symbols. When text is printed 
using the font it is nearly always monospaced and when you select the font you specify it by its typeface, pitch 
(the number of characters printed per inch), height (point size) and symbol set. 

5.1.3.

Scalable fonts 

The printer has many scalable fonts available as standard.  The following table shows scalable fonts available 

for models HL-1050/1070/1250/1270N/1450/1470N/P2500/1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/ 

3400CN/1650/1670N/2460/7050/1850/1870N/5040/5050/5070N/5140/5150D/5170DN/2600CN/3450CN/6050/ 

6050D/6050DN/8050N/2700CN/2070N/4040CN/4050CDN/4070CDW/2150N/2170W/5240/5250DN/5270DN/

5280DW/5340D/5350DN/5370DW/5380DN/3070CW/3075CW/2250DN/2270DW/4140CN/4150CDN/4570C

DW/L2360DN/L2360DW/L2365DW/2560DN/2569DW/S7000DN/L2370DN/L2371DN/L2372DN/2590DN/B

2050DN/L2370DW/L2375DW/L2376DW/B2080DW/L2385DW/L2386DW/2595DW/L3270CDW/L3230CD

W/L3230CDN/L3210CW/3190CDW/3160CDW. (For the other models' resident fonts,  please see the printer 

User's Guide.) 

Intellifont Compatible Fonts: 

HL-1050/1070/1250/1270N/1450/1470N/P2500/1660e/ 

2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN/1650/1670N/3260N/ 
2460/7050/1850/1870N/5040/5050/5070N/5140/ 
5150D/5170DN/2600CN/3450CN/6050/6050D/ 
6050DN/8050N/2700CN/2070N/5240/5250DN/5270
DN/5280DW/4040CN/4050CDN/4070CDW/2150N/2
170W/5340D/5350DN/5370DW/5380DN/3070CW/3
075CW/2250DN/2270DW/4140CN/4150CDN/4570C
DW/5440D/5450DN/5470DW/6180DW/S7000DN/31
70CDW/L8250CDN/L8350CDW/L9200CDW/ 
L9300CDW/L2360DN/L2360DW/L2365DW/25
60DN/2569DW/L2370DN/L2371DN/L2372DN/
2590DN/B2050DN/L2370DW/L2375DW/L237
6DW/B2080DW/L2385DW/L2386DW/2595D
W/L3270CDW/L3230CDW/L3230CDN/L3210
CW/3190CDW/3160CDW 

Alaska  

Medium, Extra Bold 

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Antique Oakland 

Medium, Oblique, Bold 

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PcBrussels 

Light, Light italic, Demi, Demi italic 

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Oklahoma 

Medium, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique

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